What is a national emergency? | Just The FAQs

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Here's what that actually means.
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WASHINGTON – Democratic congressional leaders and the Trump administration have reached a deal on an economic package to help Americans cope with the impact of the coronavirus, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who spent days negotiating it with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.

The legislation would ensure sick leave for affected workers and include money for testing for Americans, including the uninsured. Trump and lawmakers have been under pressure to ease fears over the spread of the deadly coronavirus, which has halted many parts of public life, forced the closure of schools and pummeled financial markets.

President Donald Trump, who has declared a national emergency, is expected to sign off on the deal shortly. And a vote in the House on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act could come within hours.

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10 comments

  1. Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

  2. I was 100% positive as to what I was about to hear. I did thought it’d be another trump’s rhetorical bullshit speech which nowadays has been very normal

  3. President Trump is way worse look on what
    he did to Iran and Mexico .
    “ we’re going to build a wall “.An Mexicans
    would pay for the wall.
    Trump killed the Iran General with drones.
    this dude wants fame and money then
    helping states and country’s in need

  4. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS THE GREATEST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY AND GREATEST WORLD LEADER IN EXISTENCE 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  5. We’re over 21 TRILLION in debt… they’re taking about spending possible a couple TRILLION on this epidemic… and the market has fallen THOUSANDS of points… when is the monopoly money going to stop having value? It might be sooner than later, hate to break it….

    1. I live in Utah and I was camping when this happened but I guess it my city pretty hard to so I was lucky. just a little neat story.

    2. @That Guy was there any earthquake really? Or some videos which are uploaded are fake? No news coverage of utah particularly.!!

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